To all tourism SMEs and startups out there! The European Commission, through our EU ECO-TANDEM Programme, is financing the eco-transition of your company!

Make sure you apply for the EU ECO-Tandem Biz Programme by May 15^th 2022!

What is the EU ECO-TANDEM Biz Programme?

The Biz Programme enables tourism SMEs and startups to work together on innovative sustainable tourism projects. Every TANDEM (composed by 1 startup and 1 SMEs) will get the chance to win a 13.000 € voucher to finance a sustainable tourism project.

Are you wondering how you can register?

First, check the call for participation to know if you can join according to our eligibility criteria. The document is downloadable at this link.

Once you have established that you are eligible, register on the dedicated platform. You have time until May 15th to finalise your application.

At this link you will find documents that may be useful to you.

PS when you register you will be asked to select one of our eco-challenges. Don't know what we are talking about? Have a look at this page.

What will happen after May 15^th?

A pool of external experts will select the SMEs and startups that will access the second phase. Through one-to-one interviews with our partners and a matchmaking platform, we will help you find your TANDEM partner.

After the tandems are pre-matched, you will be invited to join a matchmaking event in Italy, Germany or Slovakia in September 2022.

After the signing of the contract, you will have 45 days to create an action plan outlining your project idea, detailing how the grant will be used and the expected results. You will be also supported by our external TANDEM advisors.

The action plan will be evaluated by the High-Level Advisory Board, that will select 32 TANDEMs for funding.

Do you have any questions concerning you application?

Join our upcoming online Q&A session on April 21^st!